Kung Fu of Hong Kong ep1 - Movie Legend Mark Houghton

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

If you’d like to know more about Mark’s incredible life story, you can search the documentary “I am the White Tiger” on Amazon

[@Eldrygg]

It's good worth the purchase!

[@dbuck1964]

@@joaovermelho0084it’s not about that.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

New subscriber here.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

welcome!@@peekaboopeekaboo1165

[@Zaph_Kiel]

whats wrong with his hand?

[@robertg7974]

There's a certain universal quality that I've witnessed over the years while 'touching hands' with various practitioners across the globe which is by far the greatest treat of all. It is to witness practitioners who have aged in the arts instantly pull out this manifestation of power, fire, and vitality at a drop of a dime and suddenly move as if they're in their early 20's. You can literally see it in their eyes the shift as their gaze sparkles with an alertness, and typically it is followed with a grin/smile. It truly never gets old...

[@TheOrthodoxMoor]

Two hip replacements and a knee replacement and still so much power 😮. Great Interview. GM Lau Kar Leung was a treasure for the TMA community. His movies and his Kung Fu were amazing. R.I.P.

[@DrMARDOC]

This gentleman is truly amazing on so many, many levels. I have lived most of my life in Asia 40+ years. I met him for just a few minutes at a function in Kowloon in the early 90’s. His lovely martial artist daughter is not only extremely skilled but speaks Cantonese in a way that few can these days….. she speaks with a way from the hi-class people did in the 1930’s. In short, this is a wonderful family that embraces the richness of Chinese culture and projects the vigorous dynamic

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Yea, its a pity Charlene was in Thailand at the time. Would have been cool to interview her too

[@Anonymous-yh4ol]

​@@MonkeyStealsPeachThat sucks. I was really looking forward to seeing her interviewed.

[@maytan1622]

Sifu Lau certainly knows a winner when he sees one and now you and Charlene carries on his legacy

[@maytan1622]

@@MonkeyStealsPeach Charlene has what has all the potentials to be the next lady kung fu star

[@stevebrindle1724]

I am 70 years old now and have been training since my mid-teens in 5 different styles, European (Boxing) Chinese(Wing Chun) Korean (TKD), and Japanese (Judo and Shotokan) as I lived and worked in India for 20 years I learned Yoga that I still practice every day. Yoga is definitely the best way to achieve and maintain flexibility and is great for breathing exercises to develop internal energy. I firmly believe it is about the man, not the style, and that all martial arts are 80% the same! The differing 20% of all styles are the techniques, the ways to kick, punch, or throw, etc, the 80% common denominators are all about breathing and relaxation, the keys to martial arts!

[@tylerrea2568]

Absolutely OUTSTANDING Interview!! Pure Martial Treasure!!

[@chrispopsjunior8978]

Mark is a true legend of Hung Gar, been lucky to train with him many times over the years during my own hung gar training, he even got his si-fu (and my idol) Lau Kar Leung to autograph some of my Shaw Brothers posters for his fliks

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Wow that’s so cool!

[@tenholindberg9862]

I remember Snake in THE eagle Shadows to be yen woo ping movie by Holden harvest. Lau kar leung were making movies in Shaw bros studios

[@erichwebb8312]

Thanks for the share …… I’d say that is legendary adventure ! A treasure of martial arts life , from one generation to next traditionally . Much respect to Grandmaster Mark for sharing few pearls of wisdom . I’d say yeah , Hong Kong brought martial arts to the states , my Sifu at one time was student of Praying Mantis master Branden Li out of SF cali whom migrated from Hong Kong . Congratulations to team Monkey Steals the Peach ….. take care ✝️

[@chip877]

WOW ! still has power and really good movement ! MOVES LIKE A YOUNG MAN !!! How's your arm ??? lol

[@KungFit]

Haha, my arm was OK. My jaw was a bit sore the next day though! 😂

[@chrispopsjunior8978]

In actual fact Yuen Woo Ping directed Snake in the Eagles Shadow not Lau Kar Leung

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

I realised that afterwards lol

[@justinharrison285]

Thank you Will and Damien for bring this back for us, and a reminder why I got hooked on Kung Fu back in the day ( my Ist was Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin ) . Mark seemed very generous with his time and sharing his knowledge. Looking forward to the next episodes of this series. 🙏🏼

[@KungFit]

You're welcome. He definitely was, it was a genuine pleasure interviewing him and then hanging out afterwards

[@hemispace641]

What's up with this dude's hands? Hung Gar Iron Palm/Fist training? Those meat-hooks look like they could hurt someone by accident...

[@KungFit]

Yeah, he trains his right hand. We talked a little about it, but it didn't make this shorter cut of our interview.

[@PetLinkHK]

there's a video on his daughter Charlene's channel of him showing how he conditions his hands everyday on a rock. Brutal!

[@inthespirit]

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[@flykyrt81]

This. This is what he did to his hands. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXraeGt-aMuNmJYsi=q8KtEKJw08lStCS1

[@KungFit]

It was a real pleasure meeting Mark and filming this 😁

[@talkwithstrangers]

awesome so excited for another Monkey Steals Peach series, especially this on as i lived and trained for 4 years in hong kong.. miss that place!

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Oh that’s cool, I love Hong Kong

[@AM-lh7rw]

😊Learned Hung gar in UK after seeing Shaw Brothers films involving Sifu Lau. Pure kung fu (ie hard work, time, effort, training, etc). 5th Son 8 Diagram Pole👍

[@yestoadventure007]

Brilliant! I've watched Lau Kar Leung films almost my whole life and studied Fu Jow Pai 虎爪派 for almost 30 years and I had no idea of this man. Thanks for this interview.

[@StevenRayW]

Looks like he's done a lot of iron palm training with his right hand.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Yea, he punches a hanging kettlebell with it!

[@ronaldlee7566]

This is the sign of long hard training, practice, & dedication for all over the years. Long live Sifu Mark👊🙏😊

[@JimmyPong]

Amazing interview, and it’s great to see Hung Gar / Cantonese martial culture continue to be passed down. 💪🏼

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Hey Jimmy, thanks so much for supporting. Hope to see you again next time Im in HK

[@winfieldjay2324]

Out of all interviews of Mark, this one is the BEST. The next Hung Gar master, my student hipped me to him. I can't remember the first film I saw. But the first Lau Kar Leung film I saw was 36 Chambers of Shaolin. Hung Gar is my main style, I'm a little rusty. But after seeing this, I'm training hard again. Oh, I always kept up my stances. Good job, Very good job keep up the good work. Until Next Time😢.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

That’s great to hear!

[@KungFit]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@RICHARDCLARKNINJA]

My whole life has been about kung fu guys you are awesome

[@seechunchong9876]

Mark's story is really incredible incredible and can be made to a great movie too. Mark's explanation, skill, speed and power at his present age is spectacular too. Fantastic guy/master. Btw, i grew up watching the black& white Wong Fei Hoong movies, long before Bruce Lee came along. Love them all the same. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work. Cheers

[@joeie010]

Those forearms and that power with speed. Not to mess with

[@jindan3816]

Great interview, thank you for sharing. I'll follow this series and am looking forward to more. Constructive criticism, during the first part when the three of you sit at the table we ca only see the left arm of your friend, the frame doesn't look balanced. And when talking to elders, at least in traditional chinese culture like martial arts culture, you shouldn't sit cross legged and your hand at the hip, looking sideways to the senior generation. But you're not chinese, so i guess it doesn't matter lol. Anyway, great content, keep it up.

[@LuisAntonioBezerra-f7k]

What an excellent interview,I'm a big fan of lau ga leung,it was watching his films that I started in hung ga style

[@tonbonthemon]

Man, he is just ferocious. I would not him to hit my arm let alone my face.

[@KungFit]

Haha, yeah, I can't say I enjoyed it 😅. It was great to see him demo though

[@mythsandblindspotsinthefig4207]

Great! unfortunately these things are not understood but many martial artists, and not accepted by sport combat practitioners.

[@mountainwarrior108]

Great Power, spirit & Integrity this is true Martial strength only Aquired through repitition and arduous training of the mind body and spirit. Excellent interview by the way. 🤜👍

[@jimskiuk305]

Enjoying this from Liverpool UK, brilliant watch thanks!

[@PhilDancer]

Such a valuable interview. I'm looking forward to this series very much! 👊

[@xibanyae]

great interview!!! excellent insights, stories and demonstrations! thank you for making this possible! @4:00 i'm sure it was just an unintended mistake, but Snake in the Eagle's Shadow was directed by Yuen Woo-ping. cheers~!

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Damn! That’s an awkward mistake!

[@xibanyae]

@@MonkeyStealsPeach it happens to the best, mate! keep up the good work!

[@blockmasterscott]

Man, I remember watching him costar with Jeffry Falcon in the 80s and 90s. I felt sorry for those two, always losing the fights because they were the bad guys! 😂😂😂

[@KungFit]

Haha, yeah. Can't have the white guys winning!

[@rockzilla-666-]

Yess i,am areat hongkong movie Fan

[@SalvadorTrakal]

Awesome video! heard great things about Che Kong Mak from my Sifu, can't wait for the next one!!

[@SifuKuttel]

Excellent interview! There was a lot of good insight in this episode!!!

[@brendanduffy2367]

Mark and hid daughter Charlene visited London earlier this Year I had the pleasure of meeting them at Rick Bakers event they were both really interesting to listen to, great video looking forward to episode 2.

[@rickytang3281]

I have to say this old white man knows Real Kung Fu!

[@jl1876]

his arms and hands are like sledgehammers from training hung gar

[@tokorojj]

Amazing video! Thank you so much!

[@SuperKendoman]

30:23 好犀利! Mark still got it in him 😎

[@EvgeniiErman]

Thank you for your job and good interview!!! 🐯

[@太炫]

UFC.如果用30.16這招.大概率很多選手都殘了

[@arbogast4950]

"It needs to evolve or its going to die." That's how you know you're dealing with an actual master.

[@KungFit]

100% he went into this in a bit more detail, but there's only so much we could fit in. Once the main series is over we'll have some extra content over on my channel going into this more

[@cowlico]

Still moves so gracefully and powerfully!

[@nam5do]

Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow was directed by Yuen Wo Ping

[@mrvgranfield]

Hung Gar has 240 years of teaching within its system from crossbow to the steel pen 10 animals and some added superb additional sets butterfly and Tit Sing Kuen. Its 50 % of kung fu knowledge of the five southern family styles and an immense possibly over 100 chi gung exercises to complement various animal styles weapons classes and mind training it's the big grandaddy from the Shaolin temple as various top monks helped in setting it up. So it's not just because of the classic character Wong Fay Hung known as Quan Tie King famous Hong Kong actor but because it's the real deal with other recent living legends like Chan Hung Chun Head of the Secret assaination division in the Chinese Army WW2 and faught the Japanise and many others .

[@sifusubtitles]

Fantastic interview! Thank you! 👍

[@BaiLong45]

Thank you for this video! Glad to see you exploring Hong Kong and its Kung Fu culture and history! Hearing Mark talk about his experiences in Hong Kong, training with Lau Kar Leung, and working on Hong Kong movie sets was a real treat. Watching him demonstrate some of his techniques, how his arm was a weapon, reminded me a lot of what my sifu said as well. Looking forward to the rest of your time in Hong Kong!

[@FunkyBukkyo]

His life story is so interesting. Love listening to it

[@christopherblade5984]

This is a great interview. Thank you for aharing such a gem. We need to see much more of Mark Houghton he is the real deal.

[@GothamKnight84661]

Very nice, but also Yuen Woo-Ping directed Snake in the Eagles Shadow not Lau Kar-Leung. If Lau Kar-Leung directed Jackie would'ev never been in the flim having Alexander Fu Sheng instead if Lau Sifu had directed instead of Woo-Ping making his debut as a director, plus Snake in the Eagles Shadow was produced by Seasonal Flims not Shaws as Lau Sifu was still working for Shaws at this time.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Yea I realised that after publishing the video haha

[@JayJay-hj3cx]

A most excellent guest, great editing too. Great stuff.

[@KungFit]

Thank you very much! Always nice when people appreciate your hard work 😊

[@castrumsolitas4355]

Very nice documentary. Thank you.

[@elveskickass]

This is fantastic. Thank you.

[@xyz-pf1yz]

white people doing kungfu is the coolest thing

[@YetMoreCupsOfTea]

Great series! I trained in the Buck Sing branch of Choy Li Fut when I was a teen and into my early 20s, and now in my 40s I'm getting back into things again, though this time with Jow Gar, which has a lot in common with my branch of CLF (there is no Buck Sing CLF in the city where I live now) - both are Choy Gar descendants, and both also have Northern Shaolin influences. Our particular lineage of Buck Sing also had some Jow Gar components.

[@chrislim2487]

Mark Houghton is a LIVING LEGEND!!!! Thank you for this interview!!

[@mikehunt9884]

now we're talking! HK kung fu!

[@pablojose9582]

I enjoyed the homage to the Enter the Dragon intro.

[@kuenpo]

Outstanding!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ВіталійДемкович]

Just awesome! Thank you for your work!🙏🏻

[@yatsufusazankhan3082]

Bruce Lee introduced Taekwondo as Kung fu. And during 70s there were some famous Korean actors casting in Hong Kong cinema due to Bruce's popularity. I wish you make a video on that part of history.

[@rajsaund]

Mark was my Sifu for the short stint he had in Birmingham, above Majestic Snooker Club. Never looked back, carried on Hung Gar

[@cheahchunkit5046]

at 22.20 , that statemnt from Sifu Mark is really spot on , from way back Kwan Tak Hin as Wong fei hung , to Sek Kin to so many others great martial artist actors were great martial artist themselves to begin with . Nowadays is CGIs & etc ... lost it

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Marvellous! Great stuff! Many thanks :)

[@ptarter]

I’m assuming the right hand is discolored from iron hand training? Those forearms and hands look like they could put a hurtin on an opponent.

[@KungFit]

Yep, that's right

[@KWP5]

Fascinating as always! 👏👏👏

[@Simson616]

I never thought about my motivation. Initially I wanted to continue what I started with karate some ten years ealier. But it sort of overwrote my perspective on martial arts. While at first the axis mechanics of CLF had me confused, it's not the immobility of the upper body in Karate that confuses me.

[@elliotvernon7971]

Excellent video again. Thanks.

[@urielpolak9949]

I watched david caradine in kungfu as a kid. What did i know. Yet i said” i am gonne learn kungfu” well 50 years later and many many wushu “masters” on; I can say i know a little and have some semblance of gung

[@LaoZi2023]

Mark's been training Iron Palm with his right hand. There's some evidence of it on the the left hand, but it is less pronounced. Some styles favor doing iron palm on one hand.

[@thetruemorg]

@19:21 very few people could say that they would have no regrets of walking away from drunken Master 2...

[@zokon53]

@monkeystealspeach Dang Is that just ditdajow on his hand or is that the color of his hand from iron palm? He has a huge purple fist! 😮

[@fredlesteros7668]

Amazing!! Old school power 👊 Love it!

[@gregdaniels1559]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

[@onedirection3510]

Great episode!

[@Baz.007]

The old school Chinese in HK has a strong honorary system in keeping their words. Last 7 days and get trained for free. That's some story there. 👍

[@Buildinc1]

That British guys right hand looks like it’s done some very very serious iron palm training .

[@wushuquestofficial]

Thank you Will for this great interview! Wish we had done this one together haha 😂 When I left China and was choosing between settling down in Hong Kong or Taiwan, my plan was actually to train Hung Gar under Sifu Mark Houghton if I had chosen HK. So I'm very happy I can't get a bit of his knowledge from you!

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Oh man, it would have been so cool if you had joined us for this series!

[@copycatkaraoke]

The under the train scene one of the most memorable.

[@taifeichan4315]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jaimegarcia1820]

Did anyone notice Bruce Lee statue his hand had west coast signal

[@Jin-oq2qu]

This mark dude is an embarrassment to HK.

[@snxjsnsnjsiwnsjsosjsmmemsjsn]

everybody taliking like kung fu or gung fumis one thing but fail to mention it is DOZENS of different styles everuthing from pretty crappy to pretty good, like the overhand leopard punch in the end there is also in my arsenal or tool kit from choy li fut and im pretty sure mark has lesrned it from hung gar (sorry ididnt have time to watch all video😅) but its not my to go to strike, same w the monkey fist andmthe crane strike to the eyes,,yes i occasionally train it and its in my tool kit, same w wing chun punches but i dont rely as much on my mixed basic kung fu training as i do w my karate and muay thai training...

[@yuanxiu37]

Thats you nobody cares about karate. Theres men that have fought with just choy li fut or hung gar and won. This idea that chinese martial arts not being effective is tired and a lie

[@silentshadow4110]

Could you visit a loong ying master in Hong Kong ?

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Wait and see 😉

[@Tunks1]

Excellent!👏👏👏

[@lumjo1]

Water Casting, Scraping, Thousand Character Palm - Quick and wonderful clinic. Thanks for bringing this!

[@Gieszkanne]

Very interesting.His right hand looks darker from iron palm training. For me the HK Kung Fu movies of the 80/90ies fighting scenes looks manly Choy Lay Fut influenced.

[@gabrieljosefmerrun3088]

Hung gar looks very (extremly) efficient and powerful when Mark shows it

[@frankmartinez4856]

First Kung Fu movie was the "Duel" w/ Ti Lung, David Chiang! 1975 started Hung Gar, & Choy Lee Fut (Hong Kong style) 😳

[@franciscofalsettixavier9010]

I’ve written my last comment before listening to yours, Will. Pinky swear man

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

hahaha

[@gozer87]

There was an old UHF channel that alternated kung fu and kaiju movies when I was kid. I think my first kung fu movie was The Kid With The Golden Arm.

[@manoelguerreiro9372]

Boa tarde, paz e bem, como posso entrar em contato com vcs?

[@lvmhikersvlog1108]

Wow I love yo meet you kung fu master

[@huntergrant6520]

Great work.

[@urielpolak9949]

Look at marks lower arms. That tells you sh!t

[@ytb460]

This was fantastic. All your videos are excellent. Have you done any on Yiquan/dachengquan? As allegedly the unbeaten superior style it might be useful.

[@Bakmeipai]

I understand your words 💯

[@mikemantis41]

Snake in the Eagles Shadow was directed by Yuen Woo Ping.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Yea was a slip of the tongue…. I realised after lol

[@szehing13]

Mark lost his accent😅

[@chrisl442]

26:18 "... I got no face". Exactly right! Although using the word "face" here may sound a bit odd to some viewers, the concept of face is most important in China. Understanding the concept of face is essential when interacting with Chinese individuals or conducting business in China. It involves being sensitive to social cues, respecting hierarchy and status, and showing consideration for the feelings and reputation of others.